Frequently Asked Questions

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Maintenance FAQs

What are the contact numbers to report trail maintenance issues?

Users can contact our Parks Facilities Call Center at 877-601-4850 to report any trail related issue. The Center is set up to receive request/concerns for service and then create a work order that is quickly dispatched to alert our maintenance staff of the need. Users can also download a free app (iPhone or Android) to report and track services at http://dpw.lacounty.gov/theWorks. The department’s new "The Works" app offers a point-and-shoot approach to cleaning up quality of life nuisances in County territory, including illegal dumping, graffiti, overgrown brush and trees, and other trail related issues. Once the free app is downloaded, users can use the camera on their phone to send our Call Center an instant image of the problem, get a ticket number and keep tabs on how the issue is resolved. (It’s also possible to send a message about the problem anonymously and without including a photo.)

Are there volunteer opportunities for trail improvements, repair, or monitoring?

Yes. The Los Angeles County Department of Parks & Recreation promotes volunteer participation in trail stewardship programs and support all stakeholder organizations that promote good trail stewardship, such as Adopt-a-Trail programs, Mounted Assistance Unit patrols, and assistance from natural areas volunteer docents.

How does the DPR minimize environmental impacts, especially erosion control, protection of natural resources, and threatened or endangered species habitats?

The County of Los Angeles Department of Parks & Recreation initiated the development of a Trails Manual in July 2010 and was soon adopted by the County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors on May 17, 2011. This Trails Manual provides a process and guidelines to ensure quality planning and design that recognizes the opportunities and constraints represented by diverse topography and the physical environment; provides construction guidelines to ensure proper drainage and minimizes erosion; and specifies maintenance procedures to ensure the protection of natural resources.

How is the County of Los Angeles trail system funded?

The County of Los Angeles Department of Parks & Recreation manages the recreation system with funding provided by the County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors for planning, construction, operation, and maintenance of recreation facilities and programs. A successful County wide trails program requires continual, broad-based and expanding sources of funding that are regularly available in order to establish and maintain a balanced program for planning, acquisition, development, maintenance, and management of trails. Through leveraging available state and federal grant programs and the use of matching grant opportunities makes it possible to fund deferred maintenance, relocation and rehabilitation of old trails and to address increasing trail use.